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Kealy vs Vasse

Name: Kealy vs Vasse — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Kealy profile · Vasse profile

Kealy Vasse

Vasse and Kealy are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with different age and housing profiles. Residents are far older in Vasse, where the typical person is 39, compared to 30 in Kealy. Vasse also has a much higher share of homes owned outright at 32.9%, while Kealy is far more mobile, with 74.7% of people moving in the last five years. Kealy is more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (79.5% versus 41.4% in Vasse) and public transport (90.0% versus 45.0% in Vasse).

These two areas share a very similar typical household income, with both sitting just under $1,900 a week. They also have nearly identical shares of children under 15 and adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While Kealy has far more people in de facto relationships and Vasse has a higher proportion of seniors, both areas have a much higher share of people with no religion than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,734 larger in Vasse Recent movers: 31.3 pts higher in Kealy Owned outright: 18.4 pts higher in Vasse Median age: 9 yrs older in Vasse De facto: 9.5 pts higher in Kealy

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kealy in Vasse +1,734 larger in Vasse gap narrowing

1,119 73rd pct 2,853 83rd pct

Median age in Kealy in Vasse +9 yrs older in Vasse gap widening

30 yrs 5th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

37.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +12.7 pts 24.9%

25.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.9 pts 24.9%

15.8% Older adults (45–64) +9.3 pts ▸ 25.2%

9.1% Seniors (65+) +5.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 10.2%

Marital status

45.1% Married +9.7 pts ▸ 54.8%

42.4% Never married ◂ +12.9 pts 29.6%

7.2% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

2.5% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Kealy Vasse

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.9% Australia +0.9 pts ▸ 79.8%

6.3% England +0.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.0% English +1.2 pts ▸ 49.1%

43.1% Australian ◂ +0.3 pts 42.8%

10.2% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.3% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 10.1%

4.7% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

2.9% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.3% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only +3.6 pts ▸ 92.0%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

62.6% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 58.0%

29.4% Christianity +5.2 pts ▸ 34.6%

5.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kealy in Vasse

— 2.82 40th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kealy in Vasse +6 more in Vasse

2 62nd pct 8 77th pct

Avg size in Kealy in Vasse +299 larger in Kealy

956 100th pct 658 88th pct

ICSEA in Kealy in Vasse even

1,013 63rd pct 1,012 63rd pct

Highest year of school

55.9% Year 12 ◂ +7.1 pts 48.8%

22.1% Year 10 +5.2 pts ▸ 27.2%

13.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 12.9%

3.1% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

Highest qualification level

46.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.3 pts 42.5%

19.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.5 pts 16.1%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 14.7%

4.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.8% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

17.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 16.0%

15.0% Engineering & related +1.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.3% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.7% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%

9.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 9.3%

9.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 7.6%

7.3% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.6% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.6% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Kealy in Vasse +$140 higher in Kealy gap narrowing

$918 74th pct $778 55th pct

Household income in Kealy in Vasse +$85 higher in Kealy gap widening

$1,895 70th pct $1,810 66th pct

Family income in Kealy in Vasse +$64 higher in Kealy gap narrowing

$2,066 61st pct $2,002 58th pct

Household income distribution

36.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 30.9%

28.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 25.3%

10.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.1% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.1% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

Personal income distribution

40.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.1 pts 32.6%

33.7% Under $650 +6.0 pts ▸ 39.7%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 17.8%

2.4% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 8.7%

5.3% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%

6.9% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 6.7%

3.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

1.4% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.3% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.9% None ◂ +2.9 pts 66.0%

17.8% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 19.6%

4.7% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.5% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kealy in Vasse +34 larger in Vasse

27 72nd pct 61 79th pct

Median age in Kealy in Vasse +6 yrs older in Kealy

21 yrs 29th pct 15 yrs 11th pct

Median income in Kealy in Vasse +$99 higher in Kealy

$774 63rd pct $675 53rd pct

Household income in Kealy in Vasse +$417 higher in Kealy

$2,583 81st pct $2,166 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kealy in Vasse +0.2 larger in Vasse gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

63.3% Couples with children +0.1 pts ▸ 63.4%

24.4% Couples without children ◂ +1.9 pts 22.5%

12.0% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Household size

31.9% 2 people +0.1 pts ▸ 32.0%

18.5% 4 people +4.1 pts ▸ 22.6%

21.3% 3 people ◂ +5.4 pts 15.8%

19.2% 1 person ◂ +3.6 pts 15.6%

5.6% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kealy in Vasse even gap narrowing

$420 86th pct $420 86th pct

Mortgage in Kealy in Vasse +$48 higher in Kealy gap narrowing

$1,781 60th pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Kealy in Vasse +0.10 higher in Vasse gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.1 pts 49.7%

14.4% Owned outright +18.4 pts ▸ 32.9%

23.0% Rented ◂ +7.9 pts 15.2%

0.8% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Types of homes

91.9% Separate house +6.9 pts ▸ 98.8%

5.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.3 pts 0.0%

2.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.0 pts 0.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

57.7% 4 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 59.8%

33.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 28.0%

1.8% 5 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 2.3%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

79.1% $350–$549 ◂ +4.8 pts 74.3%

17.6% $200–$349 +1.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

8.8% Under $200 ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

0.0% $550–$749 +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.0 pts 37.1%

43.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.5 pts 38.2%

4.2% Under $1,000 +8.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

2.5% $3,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kealy in Vasse +8 more in Vasse

3 72nd pct 11 81st pct

Stops/1k in Kealy in Vasse +1.17 more in Vasse

2.68 68th pct 3.86 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Kealy in Vasse +5.7 more in Kealy

140.3 72nd pct 134.6 72nd pct

PT routes in Kealy in Vasse even

2 75th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Kealy in Vasse +8 longer in Vasse

16 54th pct 24 62nd pct

How people get to work

67.1% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 64.6%

3.6% Worked at home +3.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 5.3%

1.0% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles +6.1 pts ▸ 47.4%

40.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +15.1 pts 25.2%

12.9% 3 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

4.6% 4 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

2.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.6% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.0 pts 10.2%

11.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 11.1%

11.4% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

7.9% Mining +1.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.9% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.3% Administrative & support ◂ +2.6 pts 4.6%

5.0% Manufacturing even 5.0%

4.5% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

2.1% Professional & technical +2.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

18.7% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 20.2%

14.7% Labourers ◂ +2.6 pts 12.1%

10.9% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.4% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 8.9%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 10.5%

9.9% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Kealy in Vasse +1.3 higher in Kealy

4.7 81st pct 3.4 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kealy in Vasse +1.5 more in Kealy

5.0 83rd pct 3.4 75th pct

15-min city in Kealy in Vasse +23.0 pts higher in Kealy

63.7% 83rd pct 40.7% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Kealy in Vasse +38.1 pts higher in Kealy

79.5% 89th pct 41.4% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Kealy in Vasse +45.1 pts higher in Kealy

90.0% 84th pct 45.0% 72nd pct

Walk to school in Kealy in Vasse +1.9 pts higher in Vasse

48.6% 75th pct 50.5% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Kealy in Vasse +27.3 pts higher in Kealy

98.7% 85th pct 71.4% 70th pct

Walk to health in Kealy in Vasse even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Kealy in Vasse +5.5 more in Vasse

5.4 30th pct 10.9 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Kealy in Vasse +8 higher in Kealy

20 74th pct 13 72nd pct

Mean slope in Kealy in Vasse +0.8 pts higher in Vasse

3.4% 19th pct 4.3% 32nd pct

Compare Kealy with nearby areas

Siesta Park Abbey Marybrook Vasse Broadwater Anniebrook Jindong North Jindong

Compare Vasse with nearby areas

Abbey Broadwater Kealy Siesta Park Jindong West Busselton Ambergate Marybrook

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kealy vs Vasse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50745/kealy/vs/SAL51489/vasse